In their Chair’s Statement, the ASEM Foreign Ministers highlighted the crucial role played by ASEF in bringing together the civil societies of Asia and Europe, which contributes to the enhancement of the people-to-people connectivity between the two regions. They also commended the work of ASEF in complementing the government-led ASEM process with its projects in a number of key areas, including culture, economy, education, governance, public health and sustainable development, as well as the specific ASEF-organised side events of ASEM FMM12.